I have a chrysler mini van, do you know if it would work, and for 2 kayaks do you need 2 of these and how tall does one need to be to operae this?
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the Hullavator come as a pair which holds one kayak. You can mount 2 hullavator pairs on one set of roof racks and thereby carry two kayaks, one on each side of the vehicle.
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You need one for each kayak. You should be able to reach the top of the kayak when it's on top the van. You would probably need a small stepladder.
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Yes, it will work, you will need 2, you will need to reach the top of the van, good luck. Try to operate one on some one else's car, hardest part is squeezing the lock release on the way up, check you-tube videos
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Yes it will work on a mini van and the height ot the handles are approx. 6 inches higher than the top of the van roof. You will require one set per kayak
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You would need two of them for two kayaks. Make sure you have the long roof rack bars. If you can raise your hands and reach a foot over your roof you will be fine. Just make sure you secure them from the front and rear after they are on the rack.
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If your minivan comes with a roof rack, the Hullavator cross bars can be installed. The Hullavator hydraulic arms and cradle are attached to the cross bars. I am 5'4" and mine is on a 2012 Ford Escort. The only time I have to really reach is when putting the arms onto the rack assembly. Once in place, you pull the handles and the kayak cradles come down to just below waist level. Here is a YouTube Link that shows how it works. As far as I know, you would need one set of cradles for each kayak. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Pi90FXW4JA
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I have two sets of them on a Honda Odyssey van and they work great. You need two racks per kayak. One for the front of the boat and one for the rear of the boat. My wife, who is 5'1", can get her own kayak off the rack, and put it up on the top of the car. It drops down to a manageable height so you just have to lift your boat about waist high. Then the gas struts help it go back up on top. The boat sits just outside of the edge of your roof line. From behind it looks like the boat is hanging over the edge of the car.
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Yes it will work, you will need 2, average height, see if you can try it on someone's car so you get the feel of it, good luck
27474
Yes you need two devices for each kayak. One for the front half of the boat and the other for the rear half.
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check the width of your rails for two wings. I use one wing on a "V" shaped kayak and Rhino Nautic 571 on a more flat bottom kayak. I have a larger vehicle.
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Two of the mounts will fit, but that's not the issue. It's about the combined width of two kayaks that sit on top of them vs the width of the roof rack.There are other systems specifically designed to mount two kayaks that may be a better way to go about it.
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Did you mean 10' instead of 10"? If you place one on top the other and properly secure with straps that is workable. If you intend to carry them side by side I am not sure...I will need to know the width of the Kayaks.
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Yes it will work. I bought two additional flexible connections tie downs at a hardware store to help hold the cart in place when I roil over deep sand.I use the belt that is attached to the cart as a front support and the two additional flex connections in the back to hold the cart in place.You attach the cart in the middle of the kayak then when you lift the front of the kayak the weight is balanced so as you pull it you are not then holding up the full weight of the kayakbecause it is being balanced by the cart. I open the cart up set it next to the kayak then lift the front of the kayak and set it on the cart tie it in place and you are ready to go. Yes it will work. I bought two additional flexible connections tie downs at a hardware store to help hold the cart in place when I roil over deep sand.I use the belt that is attached to the cart as a front support and the two additional flex connections in the back to hold the cart in place.You attach the cart in the middle of the kayak then when you lift the front of the kayak the weight is balanced so as you pull it you are not then holding up the full weight of the kayakbecause it is being balanced by the cart. I open the cart up set it next to the kayak then lift the... » Read More Yes it will work. I bought two additional flexible connections tie downs at a hardware store to help hold the cart in place when I roil over deep sand.I use the belt that is attached to the cart as a front support and the two additional flex connections in the back to hold the cart in place.You attach the cart in the middle of the kayak then when you lift the front of the kayak the weight is balanced so as you pull it you are not then holding up the full weight of the kayakbecause it is being balanced by the cart. I open the cart up set it next to the kayak then lift the front of the kayak and set it on the cart tie it in place and you are ready to go. « Show Less
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I'm 5'8'' and the one kayak I haul around is about 62lbs. I have a Jeep Liberty, with the racks it's about 72-ish inches. When the loaders were working properly - suction cups secure, and the track not hanging up - I didn't have any problems loading it or getting it into the cradles. However, I do carry around a small step stool with me. Once the loaders are at the top, I get on the step stool to push the kayak into the cradles.
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Yes I have 2 similar kayaks on a jeep commander and they fit fine. Superior holding quality compared to vertical mounts. As long as your SUV is wide you would be fine.
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I think it would work well... 2 work better than 1... as long as your camper is low enough ... I use 2 on our travel trailer (tow behind)
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Steve -- This product only handles one Kayak. You would need to buy 2 to accomodate a 2nd Kayak. However, the installation is very easy and I am very satisfied with this product.
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This product will only hold one kayak. You can fit two sets of them on top of a vehicle in order to carry two kayaks.
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Yes Sean we have rectangular Thule load bars and THEY WILL fit just center the oval-like opening over them and tighten them down well with your hand. I carry two kayaks one 8'6" and one 10'4" and they come with tons of straps and tie downs A very good purchase in my opinion but MUST have cross bars wont attach to factory roof racks for that buy J Cradles. BUT if you have load bars9Cross Bars) these are the best option for two kayaks, but if you only have one kayak i suggest ONE j cradle cheaper by 20-25 dollars, These are excellent however for 2 Kayaks and even highway and long trips So many tie downs and straps
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I would guess that your kayak dimension would be fine for this rack since you use tie downs to secure it. We have 17ft (by 2.5ft) ocean kayaks on ours. For us the weight restrictions weren't actually for the boat rack- it was the car rack (what the boat rack is attached to) that had weight limitations. We have no complaints about this rack at all. What we did have problems with the fact that our car rack bars are pretty close together, so our 17ft kayaks are pretty long for our car. (Hyundai tuscon)
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I don't know why you would want to do this. If whatever you are lifting is equally balanced on both ends, it should work. Might consider installing something on the kayak to hook the lifting bands farther toward the ends of the kayak so that most of the weight of the kayak is between the two lifting bands.
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Hi Laura. I bought two sets of these about 2 months ago to mount on my 2008 Jeep Patriot. I have (2) 10 ft kayaks. Once mounted they almost touch in the middle. So if u have a car or a small Suv I would say a third set probably would not fit. However if you have a larger vehicle it may work.
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Like I said it handled 2 kayaks well. So 100lbs? Don't over tighten and I would recommend the taller ones for the jeep. I found myself wanting more room under.
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I am sure it would although it may be more trailer than you would need for a kayak. I believe it will hold up to 600 lbs. Make sure that you take note of the tires as they are not speed rated for the freeway which I learned after I had purchased the trailer.
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I used it all last summer and transported it like you suggest, righside up. I have an Ocean kayak tandem sit on top kayak. There is no way I could transport on its side. It works great. Because my kayak is larger than most I have to use different straps than what came with the kit. Another thing to know is that it is designed to mount on after market crossbars not factory roof racks. I modified the mounts with u bolts to fit on my Jeep Commander roof rack.